The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-08
REV. BERNARD KELLY AND THE
SENATORSHIP

In the Fort Scott Monitor we find the
following article on our Elder Bernard
Kelly and his candidacy for the gov
ernorship. Believing it would be of in
terest to many of our readers, we re-
produce it in full:
The numerous paragraphs going the
rounds of the press, in which the name
of the gentleman mentioned in the
head of this article is being used in
various ways connected with the gov
ernorship of Kansas, has set US to re-
flecting upon the certain reward which
attends a well directed and usefnl life.
Rev. Bernard Kelly removed to Kan
sas from Ohio, where he was a
member of the CINCINNATI con-
ference in 1870, and has therefore
worked in the ministry in Kansas for
seventeen years. For an idle man
this would seem long time, but for a
busy man such as Mr.. Kelly has been, it
is very short span. Mr.. Kelly first
located in Emporia, where he now re-
sides, as presiding elder. After three
years successful ministry he left there,
and has since filed the pulpits of sur
rounding cities. Few men, whether in
or out of the pulpit, have welded
more decided influence for good in Kan
sas than Mr.. Kelly, and it Is but fair to
him and the people to assume that the
frequent mention of his name in con-
nection with the highest Office in the
state is due to that fact. So far as his
ministry is concerned we have never
known more loyal man to his chosen
bal wherever he has served as
pastor, while his prominence in
tie church attests his ability. A strik-
ing characteristic of Mr.. Kelly as a
minister consists in the fact that his
Christian faith is so slightly tinctured
with theology. After faith in the
atonement, he looks for works, and it
is this trait of character that has led
him into the thickeSt of the fight at
times to help the cause of religion and
morals by the enactment of more
wholesome statutes. Being minister
ne has been criticised at times for his
activity in this direction, but for ouI
own part we see no objection to min
lister who is loyal to his church
and people pointing out the means
Of helping the state to reform
abuses: The logic of this belief
is that a minister might with pro
priety accept political trust of such
comfOTned with his conviction OF duty
in the case of Mr.. Kelly we are per
sonally cogniZant of the fact that hii
love for the church is stronger than hi!
interest in politics. 1t may safely b,
set down that he is in no wise respon
sible for the frequent mention of hi
name fpr governor, except so far as h
has ma ae himself, through his min
istry, aNpotent factor in shaping TIN
policy of Kansas republicanism upon
higher plane, worthy of its past record
Recently the writer thereof wa
thrown with an intimate frienC
and admirer of Mr.. Kelly, whel
naturally the discussion of the gov
ernship came up, with the possibilit,
of Mr.. Kelly being a candidate. Sait
he, ~ am in a position to know, ant
assure you that Mr.. Kelly is in n
wise responsible for the use of hi
name, he is not a candidate, an,
would not under any circumstance
allow his name to be used" Whethe
this friend spoke by the card or no
we know not, but we are certain he
a gentleman in position to know
This does not alter the complimentar
fact that Mr.. Kellv's candidacy ha
had many warm supporters iron
among that class who like to see in
, tegrity, purity of character and abilit
combined in the man who fills tn
highest Office in the state. 1t may b
set down, however, that Mr.. Kelly wi
not be candidate.